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Do you feel dull. languid, low-spirited, life
less, and indescribably miserable, both physl.
cally and mentally; experience a sense OF
fullness or bloating after eating, or of gone
ing, tongue coated, bitter or bad taste in
mouth, irregular appetite, dizziness, frequent
headaches, blurred eyesight, floating specks"
before the eyes, nervous prostratlon or ex-
haustion, irritabiiity, Of temper, hot fiushes,
alternating with chilly sensations, sharp,
biting, transient pains here and there, cold
feet, drowsiness after meals, wakefuiness, or
disturbed and undressing sleep, .conStant,.
indescribable feeling of dread, or of impend-
ing calamity?
of these symptoms, you are suffering from
that most common of American maiadies--
Bilious Dyspepsia, or Torpid Liver, associated
with Dyspepsia, or Indigestion. The more
complicated your disease has become, the
greater the number and diversity of syInp-
toms. No matter what stage it has reached,
DIR. Etercess Golden Medical EGf1eoyeFy
will subdue it. If taken according to direc-
lions for g reasonable length of time. II not
cured, complications multiply and ConslImp-
ton of the Lungs. Skin Diseases, Heart disease,
Rheumatism, Kidney Disease, Or other grave
maladies are quite liable to set in and, sooner
or later, induce Il fatal termination.
Dr. E5iercess Golden Medical Dis.
covery acts powerfully upon the Liver, and
through that great blood purifying organ,
p~urities, from whatever cause arising. 1t is
equally eficacious in acting upon the Kid
neys. and other eXcretOry organs, cleansing,
strengthening, and healing their diseases. AS
an appetizing, restorative tonic, it promotes
digestion and nutrition, thereby building up
both flesh and strength. In malarial districts,
this wonderful medicine has gained great
celebrity in curing Fever and Ague, Chills and
Fever, Dumb Ague, and kindred diseases.
DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis"
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09
Farm, and Garden Soses.

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Farm And Gardcn soses.
Corn That is In the least degree affected
by rust should never be used.
Thin shells are caused 81 j lack Of
gravel, etc, among the hens laying
eggs.
It's better to spread manure as it is
hauled out than to dump ii in heaps on
the field.
Qulet akicking COW simply BY putting
. strap ii her mouth and buck!ing il
tightly behind her horns.
Onions so in the ground very early,
and the best crops are secured only on
rich and well prepared soil.
Avoid strong food with your breeding
sows, as it inflames the blood and pro-
duces o feyerish condition.
Look out for abig crop OF thistles
this year on ground where thistles stood
thinly last year, and were allowed to- 90
to seed.
Sulphur and old tobacco leaves burned
in the poultry house, the house being
closed perfectly tight, will clean out tie
red lice.
In making gardens, remove all weeds
and other rubbish and burn them, to
destroy various kinds Of noxious insects
and Larvae.
Save all the wood ashes carefully, and,
after the orchards are plowed, scatter
the ashes over the plowed ground liber-
ally and harrow the ground well.
A t~easpoonful Of spirits of t~urpentine
in o pint and a half Of corn meal is con-
sidered one of the best remedies for
gapes when fed to young chickens.
Rotating crops and turning under
vegetable matter Is manuring in ftself,
and is the best manuring we can do
it is permanent II regularly kept up.
Thin out instead Of shortening in a
! tree when you transplant it. It is a
mistaken notion that it is the proper
way to cut off oil the ends of the limbs.
Not only does the linden tree produce
honey in great abundance, but its quail.
ity is regarded by many as equal, if not
superior, to that yielded by white
clover.
When you wash young trees use q
cloth. On old ones a stiff scru5-brusl
is better, as it will dislodgc insects that
have taken up quarters beneath the
scales of bark.
Potatoes may be cut and sprouted
wherever placed upon a heap Of horse
manure, covered with a few inches OF
soil, and then taken up and set in the
hills, where they arc ready to grow. Il
is some expense and trouble to do this,
but the remuneration is sometimes found
in the early maturing of the crop.
Manure, says Il country Home must
be evenly and intimately mixed with
the soil. Neither Of these points can b.
secured unless the manure is fine and
dry enough to crumb.e. A skillful
hand can spread such manure as evenly
as a machine; yet The manure spreader i
a valuable invention, n that many
farmers may " with profit. For coarse
manure, if it must be used in that con-
dition, the spreader is essential.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09

- its eOasiueraI 1uu,=s ~s~--~--.
a.. terials furnished and work done which v
Mos~ither a ma ssa Seo the contract nor specif
where the TISSUES ars fha- claim indispensable
work of the brain or body, all such should
take SCOTS EMULSION of Pure Cod Liver Oil
with Hypophosphites. II used the Emulsion
on a lady who rans delicate, and threatened
with Bronchitis. It put her in such good health
and flesh, that l must say it is the best Emui-
sion / ever used."-L. p. WADDELL, NJ. d.,
Hsgh's Mills. S. G.
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saan,fnnlu Ernhientea

With repeated and powerful doses of ~quinines
chills and fever, in some enc of lis various
forms, springs into active existence again.
often without the slightest apparent proyoca-
ton. To eStiDgHish the slno.derif G embers of
this obstinate and reconcile malady, no less
that to sui due it when 1t RACES fiercely in the
system, Ho3.ester's Stomach Bitters is all suf-
fcient. When every resource of the pharma-
cop9ia has been exhausted against it in vain,
the Filters conquer twill remove every lin
gering vestige of it. Nay, more, the Bitters
will protect those brought within the influence
ef tie atmospheric pei n that begets malarial
disease, from Its attack. Disorders of the
stomach, liver and bowels, are among the COM
pants t b. appreciated from the use of mi
;lsu.a tainted water. These are both cured and
prevented by the Bitters. rheumatism, con-
stipation and renal complaints Yield to its
action.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09
Fruit Growing for Women.

A Massachusetts, woman, having an
hour or two each day to spare from
homework, and wishing to earn a little
money. decided to try raising strawber-
ries for market. Her piece of land was
ffty-seven feet long, and averaged fifty
seven feet wide. The plants were we'll
taken care of through the season, and
the last of October the bed received a
final hoeing, and a little later the plants
were mulched about two inches deep
with pin needles Before tho picking
season commenced, she bargained with
a market-man, a mile and o half distant,
to take oil her berries, by allowing him,
as his share, four cents . basket for all
berries sold for twenty cents, and over,
and three casEaaaII--hose bringing less.
In picking, she vas careful to put ia
only sound fruit, TO have as large ber-
ries at the bottom of the basket as on
top, and to have them heaped as high
as the crate would allow. 1t being q
poor year for strawberries, owing to
droutb, which did not affect her low
ground, she received good prices. None
were sold for less than fifteen cents a
basket. The entire crop sold wasS5s5O
baskets, for which she received fifty
two dollars and eighty cents. Expenses
were t~wenty.one dollars and f~fty-fve
cents, leaving q net profit Of thirty-one
dollars and twenty-five cents.-[Ameri-
can Agriculturist.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09

The Chinese excel in the manufacture of
lanterns. They have used them for ages.
cost of thousands of dollars each. The word
built is not out of place here, forthese Lanterns
nre twenty to thirty feet high and contain
hundreds of candles. TIL il sides are often OF
rich cOlored silk.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09

At B 'eber, Lassal County, Cal, resides Mr
Thomas p. Ford, who writes: Il can truth
fully say | have used st. Jacobs Oil in my fam.
lily for years, and find it a never failing rem.
edy for all painful complaints"
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09

apart each way. These sarapgn are
cabbage or turnip leaves, which have
been moistened On the concavc side, and
then busted with d mixture ii Paris
green with twenty parts OF flour. These
leaves are placed cTer the fields, poisoned
side down, atthe distances above stated.
before tho plants appear. -[American
Agriculturist.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09

IA the sum DR.. Pierce offers for the detection
of any calomel or other mineral or injurious
drug in his justly celebrated Pleasant furga-
tive Pellets They are about the size OF mus
tari seed. therefore easily taken, Whlie lheir
nperation is unattended by any gripping pain.
B%illiousness, sick-hea VI ache, bid tate in the
mouth and jaund ce yi5id at once before these
little giants."~ Of your druggist.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09
Fashion Notes.

Very high collars are no longer good
form.
Rough stiaws are prominent in spring
millinery.
1t is expected that white corduroy
will be much used.
Surahs with white pin head dots are
new American goods. il.
Combs for the hair are worn narrow
and high like large pms.
A novelty in parasol handles is made
OF true SeVrcs porcelain.
There is nothing too whimsical for the
present fashion in bonnets.
Wide fringes of small beads arc used
for tablicrs or dressy toilets.
A gray silk makes up better without
combination with either black or white.
Black and white checked silks and
black and white striped ones are in favor
again.
Full bishop sleeves and Gigot Qeg of
mutton) sleeves arc seen on many new
gowns.
Drab and mauve are found to be a
good combination in q dress street toilet
or for carriage wear.
L'rge plaids for petticoats arc in
bright tints, while the overdrcss is often
in some very dark shade.
White jerseys are made novel this sea-
son by being thickly beaded over with
white ivory rosary beads.
Pretty bonnets for sumlner wear have
the crown made of loops of ribbon,
while the brim is of flowers.
Old rose, faint green and cicl blue
form the most stylish of combinations
for a summer hat for a young lady.
Pins of fine jewels are worn in the
bridal veil and may be of pearl, dia'
monds, or any other precious stones.
The tailor-madc gown is less severe
than last season, having less rigid lines
and more of a French air than Eaglis1.
Old pink is a favoritc shade in mill
linery this season and nothing is SC
charmingly becoming to a fresh, young
face.
Thest la,pt sleeve is modified. It is
made Jed Ier above the elbow, and opens
at t~ht9nlnnIher, not the outer, seam at tho
wrist.
scarlcy.esga poppy red India silks ap.
pear AMONG the solar drabs and delicate
tinted blues, greens, pinks, and mauves
this season.
When the Parisians wear q catogar
loopstanr, hair in the nape of the neck they
stilItafess the top hair high and bang the
fsollu locks.
%1ssooaGitc or cream pearl p;cot or feather
surpsibbon IS the inside pleatlng pre-
s eaT Wet OF the sleeves and collars OF
dreAorouocks this spring.
The Langtry hustle, which folds up
when the wearcr leans back against any
thing and returns to its shape when re.
lieved of the pressure, is the correct
dress improver.
Hair dressing is more varied in Paris
than IN New York. Hero, says the Sun,
we have one or two styles only of higt
coiffures; there one secs a dozen or more
styles all equally fashionable, but al
high.
Two kinds of silk arc almost invaria
bly,. used in silk frocks, but the plair
black gros grain, faille or bengaline
dress is in high favor with certain on
sentative ladies, and these form q large
class in New York.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09
lis it Really Consumptions

ease is really one of liver complaint and indi.
~gestion; but, unless that diseased liver can be
restored to healthy action, it will so clog the
lungs with corrupting matter as to bring on
their speedy decay, and then indcet we have
consumpt on. which is ~scrofula of the lungs in
its worst form, Nothing can be more happily
calculated to nip this danger n the bud than
is DR.. Pierce's ''Golden Medical Discovery"
BY druggists.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09

In choosing a wife," says the Phreno-
ogicaI Journal, 'be governed by her chin.''
The worst of 1T is that after having chosen
q wife, one is very apt to keep on being
governed just in the same way.-St. Louis
Magazine.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09

Mr.. T. E. HUI b, Adrian, N. Y, says: MY
father was very lame with rEe ,mat.sm. Now
after using st. Jacobs Oil he is no lamer than
I am. He was cured" Frice fifty cents.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09

The "Favorite Prescription" of DR.. Pierce
cures female weakness" and X ndred atfec'
lions. By druggists.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09

ROYAL GLUE mends everythingl Broken
China.6ilass, Wood. Free Walls at Drugs & Gro
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09
BHiOuSneSS

A cream wool po'onaise looks we'll wit
brown velvet high collar and cuffs,
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09

Jfaf1icted with sore eyes use DR. Isaac Thomp-
sons ye-water. Druggists sellat CSC. pe:lottle.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09

knowledge is the only fountain both OF the
love and the principles of human liberty.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09

Best, easiest to use and cheapest. Piso's
Remedy for Catarrh. By druggists. SOC.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09

About 2NO natural gas stoves relieve Eos
toria, o., wives from building fires.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09

WHY are you fearful, and imagine
your lot more difficult than what it is
1t depends only upon yourself to be
blessed in God.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09

To introduce them w. give way l.0y Slf-
operating Washing Machines. No labor or
Washb3ard. Best in The world. If you want
one, write The National Co., II Dey ST., n. \
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09

Have as few clothes as you possibly can, is
the economical advice Of Godey's.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09
Five Hundred Dollars

Genuine cheerfulness is an almost certain
index of q happy mind and q pure, good heart.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09

let us not think that we are the Lords sol
diers unless we are fighting the Lords battles
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09

Daughters. Wives and Mothers.
Send for Pamphlet on Female Diseases, fire.,
securely sealed. DR.. j. B. Marchisi, Utica, Y.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09
Oid-Taasae wisdom.

Cats and peas are an old-time crop
Naicll Is being revived nowadays. Oar
IalheEs knew oil about economy, and all
y were we'll acquainted with industry.
Ihey wanted everything to count for
tAs most. They knew the value Of oats
MA peas for the swine and for all other
loek. When cut before getting over
Eips, this crop is most excellent fodder
Alla it may be turned to o profitable ac-
count to cut when tie peas are still
4scn.
When cured at this stage no hay can
IN equal TO- the oat and pea straw for
salyea, cows, d sheer, and the hogs will
liKe vol oh 1t. II the meadows do not
~ssEaisc enough hay, put in Q crop 81
pats md peas, and have fodder enough
auE plan is to make the ground mellow,
f~FrsiIize II well on tho surface with barn
yaza manure, or phosphate, and put in
9hS4aa cast Two Iushcls of oats and n OF
eas q tho mere, covering with q culti-
asof They can bs cut with q moving
naelllne and cured the same y hay,
90 gfosiad having been rolled at seed
pe This kind of fodder will lie grand
make milk iii Tho winter. II the grain
\ allowed to ripcn, the straw will be
sQea once i day for the cows, and ex-
esasaat for The sheep. The grain makes
AsSlnpssete ration and there IS no better
esa 81 swine to make good pork, beel,
mutton, or milk. The seed may befown
With adriII.Our Country Home.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09
CURES AL HUHORS.

from a common Blotch, or Eruption, to the
worst Scrofula. salt-rheum, "Fever-sores,"
scaly or Rough Skin, in short, all diseases
powerful, purifying, and inyigorating medi-
cine. Great Eating Ulcers rapidly heal under
its benign influence. Especially has It mani
tested its potency in curing letter, Eczema,
ulous Sores ana Swellings, Hip-joint Disease,
white suellings,' Goitre, or Thick Neck,
and TT MBlbaYrgaed Glands. Send tflousscents in
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09

Happiness is neither within nor without US,
it is the union of ourselves with God,
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09

A lady llorticulturist Of SANFORD, Fla,
has oyer 100 varieties Of roses in her gar
den.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09

UFEu dHW EUFUHVJ 3VTIVU uVIIITSTf WUS VUH5
"a -. eregSaao-42ad afbtes ImatPnn1as consideration, it "
To- 1fe'1is~~h 01i"fu1oo' Ia
"FOR THE BLOOD IS THE LIFE" a
Thoroughly cleanse it by using Dr. Pierce'trop
Golden Medical Discovery and gooteas
digestion, a fair skin, %buoyant spirits, vital %
strength and bodily health will be Established.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-09-24
STORY ABOUT JACK COLLINS.
How, When Stranded, He Raised Funds
to Reach Home.

How, When Stranded. He Raised Fund.
to Reach Home.
Jack Collins, the Detroit light weight,
played with theatrical company last spring,
and as a natural result was left stranded in
one of the upper counties Of this state, having
only enough cash i'll mis- pocket TO buy nickel
cigar. He sat on the hotel veranda smoking
this and thinking how far Off Detroit was,
when man drove up in a buggy, jumped
out of his vehicle and said:
Young man, it is needless to inform you
that am from the headwaters of Fighting
creek and that l am going to give you the
worst mauling any human being ever re-
ceived! III give you two minutes in which
to pay"
Collins was in the mood for set-to, and he
instantly hoisted sail and went in for all he
was worth. In three minutes the man who
lived up the creek struck his flag When al
lowed to get up he asked:
Did it tire you anyi" "Not bit, SIR"
Gould you do it any day in the week."
Yes, or any hour in the day"
Yes. guess you could Do you want to
leave town. Il do"
where forf' Detroit"
-All right I'll go in and pay your bill and
then buy you ticket I'm an awful fighter,
am. but when can't lick man hire him
to leave the town, and that keeps me boss
Here's IS extra if you go this afternoon"
And it was on that chaps money that Col
lins got back home without putting up his
watch.-Detroit Free Press.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-09-24
SECOND STORY.


Rour; but the demands Of the housekeeper
and those who live in the house are that the
ous stack afford the conveniences OF the four.
People do not like compromises in house
0uilding, especially when they are building
Aome. The compromises come easier when
0ns ID planning rental property. Evidently
q house in which one fifth Of the floor space
n given up TO halls is more expensive than
one which contains q smaller proportion OF
hail space. According as one is able to di
minish the amount Of passage room, and yet
meet all Of the conditions Of good and eco
nomical housekeeping, he can reduce the cost
Of tbs house . to its building, its furnishing
and the amount Of labor required in caring
for il Thus economy in construction and
convenience and ease in general housekeeping
movements 60 hand in hand. Parallel illus
erations might lie carried forward so as to in
clude each detail Of tho house, but we will
take up practical illustration OF this idea by
calling attention to . house plan which is
submittsd herewith.
Before describing it, it may be well to
Ay that Il is designed to suit in the matter OF
cost and other conditions the family Of mod
crate means. which, by the way, is SO largely
In ehs majority. For such a family there
mus b . sitting room, . parlor or reception
roo0, . dining room and . kitchen and pan
~ On the first hoor Then above these
sholh b what ID usually called the family
bedroom, and connected with it should be the
eeo0s for the children, bows and airlA oSa
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-09-24

is q cupboard with double doors at one end, a
-four bin at the side, pastry table next to
it, and refrigerator by the window. One
reason for placing this refrigerator near the
window is that a pair Of steps and platform
might be arranged on the outside 50 that the
iceman could put in the ice without going
through the kitchen. We go down cellar
from this pantry. and it will be noticed that
the cellar way is abundantly well lighted. 1t
affords an easy approach TO the cellar. We
go to the second floor and the servants room
out of the kitchen.
There is q cellar under about one-half Of
this house-the kitchen and dining room. 1t
should have a cement floor and numerous
windows for lighting it. The part under the
kitchen could be used for a laundry, under
the dining room for coal storage and furnace
There could be an excavation under part OF
the sitting room for vegetable storage.
"Why not put a cellar under the whole housel
1t wouldn't cost a great deal more, has been
asked many times. II does not cost a great
deal more but it costs a little more. 1t is the
little things, the smaller economies. in a
building Of this kind which make the differ
ence between an expensive house and a house
Of moderate cost Every foot Of cellar space
bevond what is needed for actual use i. a
80, 60 Oh. ho,,s.t..,,.r Tba .rrapc.mant
~. n,or. 20 40 It'll The rumbar Of .n.rt-
- ,h,n nth tho .mo,n, n, sn.ce Va
~ . I.nrdrx room, . nl,ce for furnace and
s.,a, "a -,,o,,, ,,r ysc.,.b blss which is about
IN r., c.n n. us,d From the cellar ve can
,,o ~, IN. stairway and into the kitchen from
.s t;..;,.,, q, Oh. ..,ord door and from, the
..,o,a s,or 20 the at,ic
=. :. -, 80. ,,.,o ~, s,,.,d;d